The Black Dahlia Murder will return to North America this fall to headline the IndieMerch Tour with Iron Reagan, Harm's Way, and Maruta.

The trek will start Oct 3rd and run through October 30th and it marks the group's first official Canadian/U.S/ tour supporting new album, "Abysmal," which comes out on September 18th on Metal Blade Records.

Trevor Strnad (vocals) states: "We are beyond excited to bring this mighty line-up to your Canadian eardrums…what a package! We've combined the grinding holocaust of the reunited Maruta, the sheer rage of hardcore's hellions Harm's Way, the thrashing maelstrom that is Iron Reagan and of course yours truly. No venue shall be left standing in our wake! We'll be playing lots of new tastiness from Abysmal for you, as well as the classics, so bring your friends and get ready to bang your heads off. I am looking forward to drinking a Pils, eating some Poutine and raging out with my friends to the great white north. Fuckin' eh!" More...

Metal bands at SXSW and metal showcases have been released to the public. The Dirty Dog Bar is a major player at this year's festivities. Both Metalsucks.net's South By South Death and Metal Injection's showcases will take place in this venue. Saturday offers three big shows and a chance to see some bands such as The Skull and Goatsnake twice. More...

"Rust" is the title of the new album from Harm's Way, due out March 10th, 2015. The album was recorded at Brick Top Recordings by Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos, Dead In The Dirt), mixed at God City Studios by Kurt Ballou (Converge, High On Fire), and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Nails). Deathwish Inc. comments on the coming album:

"Opener 'Infestation' stomps with machine-like precision before plunging into a depressing sonic dirge. While songs like 'Law Of The Land,' 'Hope,' 'Cancerous Ways,' and others introduce guitar and electronic driven atmospherics into the arsenal.

"These subtle dynamics bleed into other aspects of 'Rust' as well. Mid-album beast 'Left To Disintegrate' unfurls as an unforgettable anti-anthem ripe with infectious creeping metallic undertones. While 'Amongst The Rust' and 'Turn To Stone' introduce guest vocals from Colin Young (Twitching Tongues) and Emily Jancetic. Both of them adding haunting nuance to the brute force of the band. All of this leads to the epic closer 'Ease My Mind;' a take-no-prisoners aural bludgeoning so heavy that it needs to be heard to be believed."

Chicago outfit Harm's Way will be hitting the studio today to record a yet-to-be-titled new full-length album. The band will spend a week with Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recording and resulting tracks will be mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios.

"This album will showcase Harm's Way at their finest: 10 tracks that are more progressive, more expansive, and more ferocious than ever before.

"Since the band's formation, they'e toured the globe numerous times over and have hit most heavy music festivals in the U.S. and abroad (This Is Hardcore, New England Metal & Hardcore Fest, Fluff Fest, Vlamrock, and more). And by doing so, they've garnered a reputation for some of the most powerful and harrowing live shows in aggressive music today.

"Harm's Way have seen critical acclaim as well, and each album they release has been heavier and more adventurous than its predecessor. Now, Harm's Way have absolutely honed their sound - a mix of metal, hardcore, and industrial - and this new full-length will continue them on this path they've forged for themselves; fueled by vitriol, and stronger than all."

Chaos in Tejas has released its schedule for the the punk flavored music festival that takes place May 31st through June 3rd, 2012 at various venues in Austin, Texas. Saint Vitus, Nasum, Winter, Absu and Toxic Holocaust are among the artists scheduled to appear at this year's installment.

Harm's Way has confirmed a headlining European Winter tour, embarking in late December and crossing into the new year. The Chicago-based outfit will bring its mechanized brutality to frenzied pits throughout Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, bringing Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based Dead End Path and South Wales-based Brutality Will Prevail as support for the entire trek.

This newly confirmed 17-date European assault will kick off just one month after Harm's Way finishes storming the U.S. with The Acacia Strain, Terror, and Stray From The Path on the 27-date God Damn Tour. Upcoming tour dates are as follows:

Decibel Magazine is now hosting the public’s first listen to the upcoming Harm's Way full-length, "Isolation," which set for release via Closed Casket Activities on July 5th. The Deciblog is streaming ”New Beginnings” from the forthcoming album, so kick off your weekend with some all-out mosh action by checking out the track here.

Harm's Way will be touring throughout the remainder of 2011 in support of "Isolation," with shows already confirmed for the coming weeks alongside the likes of Xibalba, Foundation, and Rotting Out, kicking it all off with a hometown performance at Chicago’s Rumble Fest with DYS, Ceremony, Most Precious Blood, By The Grace Of God, and more.

Following-up the “No Gods No Masters” 7? EP, released by Closed Casket Activities last year, the label is now prepared to drop Harm's Way’s second album, "Isolation," marking the label’s twentieth release to date. "Isolation" was recorded with Andy Nelson of Weekend Nachos at Bricktop Studios and will drop on July 5th in CD, LP, and digital formats. The "Isolation" track listing and artwork can be viewed below.